kingofsnake's recent activity
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Comment on How has your career changed you? in ~life
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Comment on WandaVision Season 1 available on YouTube in ~tv
kingofsnake LinkDid anything replace superheroes as the "it" phenomenon or, like Wanda, have we all just been floating in the void of catastrophe and denial in recent years?Did anything replace superheroes as the "it" phenomenon or, like Wanda, have we all just been floating in the void of catastrophe and denial in recent years?
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Comment on ‘Game of Thrones’ movie ‘Aegon’s Conquest’ sets summer 2029 release date in ~movies
kingofsnake LinkI enjoyed the latest season of House of the Dragon. Im here for it.I enjoyed the latest season of House of the Dragon. Im here for it.
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Comment on Irreverent ads make me want to buy things even less in ~talk
kingofsnake LinkThat uncomfortable chat when the engagement team meet up with the sales reporting team. ... Why doesn't one equal the other, Brad? ... Gee Tom, I just don't know!That uncomfortable chat when the engagement team meet up with the sales reporting team.
... Why doesn't one equal the other, Brad?
... Gee Tom, I just don't know!
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Comment on What is your pet peeve with language acquisition? in ~humanities.languages
kingofsnake Link ParentNo kidding. Well, as we hail from a language filled with exceptions, so too do others.No kidding. Well, as we hail from a language filled with exceptions, so too do others.
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Comment on What is your pet peeve with language acquisition? in ~humanities.languages
kingofsnake Link ParentHahaha. The way string those wa's and ga's!Hahaha. The way string those wa's and ga's!
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Comment on What is your pet peeve with language acquisition? in ~humanities.languages
kingofsnake Link ParentDe the direction or ni the descent into the thing -- that's all you get!De the direction or ni the descent into the thing -- that's all you get!
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Comment on What is your dream game? in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentThat's it!!That's it!!
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Comment on Paramount settles with California, other states over Warner Bros merger in ~movies
kingofsnake Link ParentI'm embarrassed to say that the thing that's stopping me from going with Distributel or a smaller internet provider is that I need to buy the modem outright. I should just go ahead and do it. I...I'm embarrassed to say that the thing that's stopping me from going with Distributel or a smaller internet provider is that I need to buy the modem outright.
I should just go ahead and do it.
I use Graphene now forfuckssakes - buying a router is far easier than running a mobile OS that hates your most used apps lol
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Comment on What is your dream game? in ~games
kingofsnake Link ParentThis would be incredible. I'd love to run those silly bulldog-looking baddies from the Zelda cartoon into a raid on Hyrule castle. If not Wololo, what would the priest unit's call be in a Zelda RTS?This would be incredible. I'd love to run those silly bulldog-looking baddies from the Zelda cartoon into a raid on Hyrule castle.
If not Wololo, what would the priest unit's call be in a Zelda RTS?
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Comment on Do you think you're special? in ~talk
kingofsnake (edited )LinkBelieving that you lead a novel, charmed and special is a cheat code for exactly that. With so many "fake it 'til you make it" style anecdotes in support of the notion, I'd argue that there's true...Believing that you lead a novel, charmed and special is a cheat code for exactly that.
With so many "fake it 'til you make it" style anecdotes in support of the notion, I'd argue that there's true power in positive thinking so long as you're honest about your achievements and actively savour them when they happen.
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Comment on What is your dream game? in ~games
kingofsnake LinkSerious in tone (not design) reimaging of Phantasy Star 2, the OG Dune/Star Wars/Dirty Pair sci-fi dystopia RPG.Serious in tone (not design) reimaging of Phantasy Star 2, the OG Dune/Star Wars/Dirty Pair sci-fi dystopia RPG.
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Comment on 'Darkwing Duck' reboot ordered to series at Disney+ in ~tv
kingofsnake Link ParentLet's be honest: how many more times do you need to watch Baloo turn that seajet vertical to outrun those vacuum engine badnik planes? I mean come on!Let's be honest: how many more times do you need to watch Baloo turn that seajet vertical to outrun those vacuum engine badnik planes?
I mean come on!
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Comment on 'Darkwing Duck' reboot ordered to series at Disney+ in ~tv
kingofsnake Link ParentI sure hope so, Uncle Scrooooedge (insert kid duck lisp/spit)I sure hope so, Uncle Scrooooedge (insert kid duck lisp/spit)
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Comment on Stanford violated its AI policy by turning a Hispanic student into a fake Black woman in ad in ~tech
kingofsnake LinkNot some grand insight, but as somebody formerly working in the student marketing and promotions space for a large university, I was shocked time and again how much students were taken for granted...Not some grand insight, but as somebody formerly working in the student marketing and promotions space for a large university, I was shocked time and again how much students were taken for granted by all levels of the administration.
Enrolments are always up, it's a steady churn of new and exiting undergrads year over year. At some point, "the students" stop presenting as individuals and more as a flow of water that shuts on and off automatically each year.
This repetition and this captivate audience nature of it all means that marketers take their audience for granted.
This sort of news is the end result of an industry who's asked to do more with less and shift according to marketplace trends, but I'd argue, one that also disregards their primary audience because structurally, they can afford to.
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Comment on 'Darkwing Duck' reboot ordered to series at Disney+ in ~tv
kingofsnake Link ParentLol Jesus I didn't even know the 2017 one existed. Please tell me that the three boys meet a wise ass genie in a rally against a super offside Arab stereotype and his big dog daddy.Lol Jesus I didn't even know the 2017 one existed. Please tell me that the three boys meet a wise ass genie in a rally against a super offside Arab stereotype and his big dog daddy.
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Comment on AI abundance requires a four-hour workweek in ~tech
kingofsnake Link ParentWhatever it is, I just don't want to work for 5 days of the week. Part time work from home is a godsend. I can get my tasks finished by noon and fuck around for the next 4 hours. Without it, I'd...Whatever it is, I just don't want to work for 5 days of the week.
Part time work from home is a godsend. I can get my tasks finished by noon and fuck around for the next 4 hours. Without it, I'd probably just roll over and die.
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Comment on 'Darkwing Duck' reboot ordered to series at Disney+ in ~tv
kingofsnake LinkPart of me wants to say nooooo but I can't decide whether that's the same part that's just butthurt that his favorite childhood properties haven't seen a facelift yet. "Let's Get Dangerous" must...Part of me wants to say nooooo but I can't decide whether that's the same part that's just butthurt that his favorite childhood properties haven't seen a facelift yet.
"Let's Get Dangerous" must absolutely be part of the new theme.
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Comment on I'm not sure disinfo campaigns on X still work in ~tech
kingofsnake Link ParentSome are but many have left the platform. It used to be a town square of a busy, lively, diverse city and now it's a place you go because you remember it being great. Again, so many people have...Some are but many have left the platform. It used to be a town square of a busy, lively, diverse city and now it's a place you go because you remember it being great. Again, so many people have left, but there's really no alternative.
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Comment on What's something that now looks very different to you in hindsight? in ~talk
kingofsnake Link ParentThe Ted talk of a generation.The Ted talk of a generation.
I worked with seniors at a bank during my early 20s as well. My views on how helpful and effective good small talk can be at building trust were amplified tenfold.